jñāta vṛndāṭavī sarva latā taru mṛga dvijā
tadīya sakhya saurabhya surabhīkṛta mānasā (20)
sarvatra kurvati snehaṁ snigdha prakṛtir ābhavam
nāma mātra jagac-citta drāvikā dīna pālikā (21)She knows all the vines, trees, deer and birds of Vṛndāvana, and Her mind is scented with the fragrance of their friendship.
She shows Her love and affection everywhere, She has had a pleasant nature from birth, Her name causes the hearts of everyone in the world to melt, and She is the protectress of the poor.
Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā:
“She knows all the vines, trees, deer and birds of Vṛndāvana, and Her mind is scented with the fragrance of their friendship”.
This verse has been discussed in the “Rādhikāṣṭottara-śata nāma stotram”.
The friendship of the birds, deer, trees and vines of Vṛndāvana for their Queen is natural, so Śrīmatī’s heart is always scented with it.
Śrīmatī’s body is composed of the essence of prema, mahā bhāva, and so is Her mind. The mind of anyone who has mahā bhāva is also filled with, or composed of mahā bhāva. Such is the power of mahā-bhāva.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī teaches in ‘Ujjvala Nīlamaṇi’:
varāmṛta svarūpa śrīh svaṁ svarūpaṁ mano nayet – “Mahā bhāva is the greatest nectar, and when one attains it, one’s mind also attains its constitutional status.”
The mind is then no longer independent from mahā bhāva; it is always fresh, luscious, pleasant and filled with love and affection. That is why it is said that Śrī Rādhā was born with Her pleasant nature. Śrī Rādhā is love Herself and She is non-different from Her name, so naturally everyone’s heart melts when they hear Her name. She is the shoreless ocean of mercy, and She naturally melts with compassion when She sees others suffering. A merciful person is always very eager to remove the distress of the poor and wretched. Because She is an endless ocean of mercy Śrī Rādhikā is also called dīna pālikā.
